by Tim O'Brien
First published 2519
When a young American soldier in Vietnam deserts his post and vanishes, his squad sets out on a perilous manhunt. Chasing rumors and clues, they follow a trail that leads from the jungles of Indochina all the way to the bustling streets of Paris. But the deeper they dig, the more the line between reality and fantasy begins to blur. In this captivating work of literary fiction, the forces of fear and heroism collide in the hearts of all who are swept up in the chase.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century, war, adventure
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Indochina, Paris
Period: Vietnam War
338 pages · Hardcover · Doubleday
Content warnings: violence, war